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correctional

[kuh-rek-shuh-nl] / kəˈrɛk ʃə nl /




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Sean "Diddy" Combs has been transferred from a New Jersey correctional facility to a prison in Pennsylvania, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons says.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"So we strongly suspect that in Cibinong correctional facility, there are special facilities for some inmates."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Newsom had a solution: A budget bill that exempted correctional facility closures from the environmental review process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

BBC News spoke to three serving prison governors in England to gauge the state of correctional facilities and how staff are dealing with overcrowding.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Just one-third of white youths were sentenced to adult or juvenile state correctional facilities in 2012, while two-thirds were given probation or sentenced to serve time in county jails.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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